House Republican Bill Would Codify Iran Foreign Direct Product Rule
Reps. Nathaniel Moran and Michael McCaul, Republicans from Texas, introduced a bill to make permanent U.S. export control regulations that prohibit foreign countries from transferring certain U.S. technology to Iran.
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The No Technology for Terror Act would codify the Iran Foreign Direct Product Rule released by the Commerce Department earlier this year, which places export license restrictions on certain foreign-made items destined to Iran that are made with U.S.-origin software or technology (see 2302240004). The prohibition applies to cameras, lasers, sensors and other technology that Iran uses to build drones and other weapon systems that are delivered to terrorist groups or Russia, according to a Dec. 7 news release.
“This, in my estimation, is necessary to restrict technology that is used to fuel Iran’s manufacturing and trade of lethal weapon systems,” Moran said at a Dec. 12 hearing of the House Foreign Affairs Committee’s Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee. McCaul, chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, said in a statement that it's "critical we take urgent action to restrict Iran’s access to the technology it needs to manufacture lethal missiles and drones."